Our third precious girl, Lucille, came into the world on Friday morning (12:33 am) after a long and difficult delivery. At birth she was not breathing or responding and her pulse was very weak. She was immediately rushed to the nicu, where she finally regained conciousness and was put on a ventilator. She has since been taken off the ventilator and is breathing on her own.
At some point she was deprived of oxygen. We aren't sure when or for how long, therefore we have no idea how severe the damage may be to her brain and other organs. This may have occured during pregnancy or during labor and delivery. She will have to remain in the nicu for some time to monitor brain activity and organ function. Each day she is a little bit better, yesterday she peed which showed us that her kidneys are slowly starting to come around. Today her platelet count is low, so she will have a blood transfusion this afternoon. She had an EEG on her brain this morning, and we are waitng to speak with the nuerologists about those results. She will have an MRI on Friday. At this point this is all we really know.
She looks EXACTLY like Violet, and we can already tell that she is stubborn and headstrong like Eleanor. We usually get to hold her about once or twice a day, and she is absolutely amazing. From the outside she is completely perfect and we are so proud of her and thrilled that she is here with us.
Obviously this has all been very difficult, but we are hopeful that sweet little Lucille will recover and be able to come home soon. Please keep her in your prayers, as well as Eleanor and Violet.
Thanks for your thoughts and prayers!
At some point she was deprived of oxygen. We aren't sure when or for how long, therefore we have no idea how severe the damage may be to her brain and other organs. This may have occured during pregnancy or during labor and delivery. She will have to remain in the nicu for some time to monitor brain activity and organ function. Each day she is a little bit better, yesterday she peed which showed us that her kidneys are slowly starting to come around. Today her platelet count is low, so she will have a blood transfusion this afternoon. She had an EEG on her brain this morning, and we are waitng to speak with the nuerologists about those results. She will have an MRI on Friday. At this point this is all we really know.
She looks EXACTLY like Violet, and we can already tell that she is stubborn and headstrong like Eleanor. We usually get to hold her about once or twice a day, and she is absolutely amazing. From the outside she is completely perfect and we are so proud of her and thrilled that she is here with us.
Obviously this has all been very difficult, but we are hopeful that sweet little Lucille will recover and be able to come home soon. Please keep her in your prayers, as well as Eleanor and Violet.
Thanks for your thoughts and prayers!
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2 comments:
She is absolutely BEAUTIFUL, just like the rest of her family!! I can't wait to meet her one day soon. Love you guys and keeping you in my prayers.
Natali
I am thinking about you everyday and really praying that she is home soon. Take one day at a time and know that she is super strong like everyone else in her family. All our love! Julie, Dave, Ella and Evelyn
She is beautiful too!
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